New World: Aeternum Preloading Now Available As Devs Detail Target Lock PvP Changes And More Ahead Of Tomorrow's Launch
New World: Aeternum launches on consoles and PC tomorrow, and players can preload on consoles now to prep for the servers opening tomorrow. Meanwhile the team detailed some last minute changes to PvP and more ahead of tomorrow's launch.
Console preloading is available now, though PC players will have to wait to update their client while the servers are down later on tonight. Since New World: Aeternum will replace the existing version on PC, regardless of whether you own the Rise of the Angry Earth expansion or not, you should be able to apply the patch at some point in the evening after the servers are brought down for maintenance.
Meanwhile, Amazon Games has given players plenty to read ahead of tomorrow's launch, especially those who have been hankering for some PvP tweaks after previews (including ours) showed some issues with PvP, especially the new target lock feature, especially as it feels in the new Cursed Mists PvP zone. As Amazon notes, the changes will only affect PvP, so players who like the feature can rest assured it will be unchanged in PvE content.
Notably, the target lock will no longer just snap to the next target after the initial enemy is killed in PvP. The original version led to ability triggers in progress snapping to the new target, giving controller and lock-on players an advantage over keyboard and mouse players who simply can't do that given the nature of the control scheme. This is removed to offer a more level playing field.
Additionally, target lock will now break if a character loses line of sight, even if it's just for a moment. Amazon states this is to help preserve stealthy PvP gameplay, while your turn speed while using target lock will also be slowed, which Amazon says should help with tracking and means «homing attacks will miss more often on a moving target.»
For those who like the Blunderbuss, the Amazon Games team has reduced its damage in PvP, though it notes it's just temporary.
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